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US 9,871,620 B2Granted
Parameter feedback in a wireless communication system
AssigneeNokia Solutions and Networks Oy
InventorsShaohua Li, Xin Qi
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Abstract
For using best M method in a mixed subband/miniband environment a Mobile Station Apparatus calculates a metric for sending information corresponding to the metric to a base station.
Claims15
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform the following:
- receiving information via a plurality of resource blocks of a transmission resource, said plurality of resource blocks being divided into a plurality of subbands and minibands;
- gathering from the received information a Channel Quality Index (CQI) in combination with at least one factor or one physical parameter, for each of the plurality of subbands and minibands;
- determining a metric profile corresponding to a task, said metric profile comprising at least one weight parameter for the corresponding at least one factor or one physical parameter for each of the plurality of subbands and minibands, wherein the weight parameter value represents a measure for a significance of the corresponding at least one factor or one physical parameter of the plurality of subbands and minibands with regard to the task;
- determining a metric for each of the plurality of subbands and minibands by applying the metric profile to the at least one factor or one physical parameter using a predetermined rule dependent from the task;
- selecting a predetermined number of the plurality of subbands and minibands, such that the selected subbands and minibands meet a predefined criteria best M;
- and
- providing Channel Quality Index (CQI) and Preferred Matrix Index (PMI) information corresponding to the predetermined number of the plurality of subbands and minibands to a Base Station Apparatus, wherein only the M highest ranking subbands and minibands are selected for reporting,
- wherein the apparatus is a Mobile Station Apparatus for organizing the transmission resource between the Base Station Apparatus and the Mobile Station Apparatus dependent on the task.
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A method comprising:
- receiving information via a plurality of resource blocks of a transmission resource, said plurality of resource blocks being divided into a plurality of subbands and minibands;
- gathering from the received information a Channel Quality Index (CQI) in combination with at least one factor or one physical parameter, for each of the plurality of subbands and minibands;
- determining a metric profile corresponding to a task, said metric profile comprising at least one weight parameter for the corresponding at least one factor or one physical parameter for each of the plurality of subbands and minibands, wherein the weight parameter value represents a measure for a significance of the corresponding at least one factor or one physical parameter of the plurality of subbands and minibands with regard to the task;
- determining a metric for each of the plurality of subbands and minibands by applying the metric profile to the at least one factor or one physical parameter using a predetermined rule dependent from the task;
- selecting a predetermined number of the plurality of subbands and minibands, such that the selected subbands and minibands meet a predefined criteria best M;
- and
- providing Channel Quality Index (CQI) and Preferred Matrix Index (PMI) information corresponding to the predetermined number of the plurality of subbands and minibands to a Base Station Apparatus, wherein only the M highest ranking subbands and minibands are selected for reporting,
- wherein the method is one for organizing the transmission resource between the Base Station Apparatus and a Mobile Station Apparatus dependent on the task.
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An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform the following:
- receiving Channel Quality Index (CQI) and Preferred Matrix Index (PMI) corresponding to a predetermined number of a plurality of subbands and minibands from a Mobile Station Apparatus, wherein only a M highest ranking subbands and minibands are selected for reporting, said predetermined number of the plurality of subbands and minibands being selected such that the selected subbands and minibands meet a predefined criteria best based on a metric, said metric being obtained by the Mobile Station Apparatus by applying a metric profile to at least one factor or one physical parameter, for each of a plurality of subbands and minibands, said plurality of subbands and minibands being divided from a plurality of resource blocks, wherein the at least one factor or one physical parameter is in combination with a Channel Quality Index (CQI), using a predetermined rule, said metric profile comprising at least one weight parameter for the corresponding at least one factor or one physical parameter for each of the plurality of subbands and minibands, wherein the weight parameter value represents a measure for a significance of the corresponding at least one factor or one physical parameter of the plurality of subbands and minibands with regard to a task;
- deciding about employing the information of the metric;
- and
- structuring a transmission resource between the apparatus and the Mobile Station Apparatus depending on the task and in accordance with the received information of the metric in the case of employing the information of the metric,
- wherein the apparatus is a Base Station Apparatus for allocating the transmission resource.
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A method comprising:
- receiving Channel Quality Index (CQI) and Preferred Matrix Index (PMI) corresponding to a predetermined number of a plurality of subbands and minibands from a Mobile Station Apparatus, wherein only a M highest ranking subbands and minibands are selected for reporting, said predetermined number of the plurality of subbands and minibands being selected such that the selected subbands and minibands meet a predefined criteria best based on a metric, said metric being obtained by the Mobile Station Apparatus by applying a metric profile to at least one factor or one physical parameter, for each of a plurality of subbands and minibands, said plurality of subbands and minibands being divided into from a plurality of resource blocks, wherein the at least one factor or one physical parameter is in combination with a Channel Quality Index (CQI), using a predetermined rule, said metric profile comprising at least one weight parameter for the corresponding at least one factor or one physical parameter for each of the plurality of subbands and minibands, wherein the weight parameter value for the corresponding at least one factor or one physical parameter represents a measure for a significance of the corresponding at least one factor or one physical parameter of the plurality of subbands and minibands with regard to a task;
- deciding about employing the information of the metric;
- structuring a transmission resource between a Base Station Apparatus and the Mobile Station Apparatus depending on the task and in accordance with the received information of the metric in the case of employing the information of the metric,
- wherein the method is one for allocating the transmission resource.
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A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium bearing computer program code embodied therein for use with a computer, the computer program code comprising code for performing at least one method of:
- a first method comprising:
- receiving information via a plurality of resource blocks of a transmission resource, said plurality of resource blocks being divided into a plurality of subbands and minibands;
- gathering from the received information a Channel Quality Index (CQI) in combination with at least one factor or one physical parameter, for each of the plurality of subbands and minibands;
- determining a metric profile corresponding to a task, said metric profile comprising at least one weight parameter for the corresponding at least one factor or one physical parameter for each of the plurality of subbands and minibands, wherein the weight parameter value represents a measure for a significance of the corresponding at least one factor or one physical parameter of the plurality of subbands and minibands with regard to the task;
- determining a metric for each of the plurality of subbands and minibands by applying the metric profile to the at least one factor or one physical parameter using a predetermined rule dependent from the task;
- selecting a predetermined number of the plurality of subbands and minibands, such that the selected subbands and minibands meet a predefined criteria best M;
- and
- providing Channel Quality Index (CQI) and Preferred Matrix Index (PMI) information corresponding to the predetermined number of the plurality of subbands and minibands to a Base Station Apparatus, wherein only the M highest ranking subbands and minibands are selected for reporting,
- wherein the method is one for organizing the transmission resource between the Base Station Apparatus and a Mobile Station Apparatus dependent on the task;
- and
- a second method comprising:
- receiving Channel Quality Index (CQI) and Preferred Matrix Index (PMI) corresponding to a predetermined number of a plurality of subbands and minibands from a Mobile Station Apparatus, wherein only a M highest ranking subbands and minibands are selected for reporting, said predetermined number of the plurality of subbands and minibands being selected such that the selected subbands and minibands meet a predefined criteria best based on a metric, said metric being obtained by the Mobile Station Apparatus by applying a metric profile to at least one factor or one physical parameter, for each of a plurality of subbands and minibands, said plurality of subbands and minibands being divided from a plurality of resource blocks, wherein the at least one factor or one physical parameter is in combination with a Channel Quality Index (CQI), using a predetermined rule, said metric profile comprising at least one weight parameter for the corresponding at least one factor or one physical parameter for each of the plurality of subbands and minibands, wherein the weight parameter value for the corresponding at least one factor or one physical parameter represents a measure for a significance of the corresponding at least one factor or one physical parameter of the plurality of subbands and minibands with regard to the task;
- deciding about employing the information of the metric;
- structuring a transmission resource between a Base Station Apparatus and the Mobile Station Apparatus depending on the task and in accordance with the received information of the metric in the case of employing the information of the metric,
- wherein the second method is one for allocating the transmission resource.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.